Cytogenetic studies in the rare neotropical ant genus Typhlomyrmex (Ectatomminae: Typhlomyrmecini)

Sociobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 225-234

  Mariano, C S F ^a   Lacau, S ^a,b   Pompolo, S G ^c   Sposito, E C ^c   Borges, D S ^a   Dergam, J A ^c   Villemant, C ^b   Delabie, J H C ^a  

^a UPA Laboratorio de Mirmecologia   (Brazil)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Cytogenetics; Formicidae; Typhlomyrmex

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; TYPHLOMYRMECINI; TYPHLOMYRMEX; TYPHLOMYRMEX ROGENHOFERI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 31344452710     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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